{"nrhp_refnum":"90001875","name":"Beamer, William, House","other_names":["#9"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1202 S. Beal St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Belton","county":"Bell County","state":"TX","lat":31.04501425500007,"lon":-97.46427090599997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-12-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick L-plan residence at 1202 South Beal Street in Belton, Bell County, Texas, built in 1897 by local builder William Beamer in the Second Empire style.","why_significant":"The house is considered architecturally distinctive in Belton as a late example of the Second Empire style applied to a modest vernacular L-plan form. It is one of few surviving residences of this style in Central Texas and is notable for its full brick construction and unusual state of preservation. It was listed locally significant under Criterion C in architecture.","narrative":"Built in 1897 at 1202 South Beal Street in Belton, this two-story brick house combines an L-plan layout with a prominent mansard roof that encloses the second story. It was built by William Beamer, a local builder who also owned the Belton brickyard, which helps explain the all-brick walls and foundation. The design mixes influences: Second Empire features such as the mansard roof, fish scale and diamond wood shingles and pedimented dormers appear alongside Italianate details like a chamfered bay and hooded segmental windows. A wraparound porch with Doric columns completes the main facade. The house sits on a large wooded lot filling a city block. It was recognized for architecture because it shows a late use of a style popular in Texas from about 1870 to 1890, applied to a common small house form. It remains one of few such homes in Central Texas and is notably well preserved, apart from a rear extension.","period_of_significance":"1897","architect_builder":"William Beamer, Builder","architectural_style":"Second Empire","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as well maintained, in very good condition, with only minor alterations such as a rear extension; still used as a single dwelling.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.043479-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/69/9682/40968269/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/90001875.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90001875/71cb6b4bc9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90001875/71cb6b4bc9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"25or6to4","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beamer_House,_Belton,_TX.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">25or6to4</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beamer_House,_Belton,_TX.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40968269","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110000888"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/bell-county/beamer-william-house-90001875/"}